enharbour

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ harbour.

Verb

enharbour (third-person singular simple present enharbours, present participle enharbouring, simple past and past participle enharboured)

  1. (transitive) To find (something) harbour or safety in; to dwell in or inhabit.
    • 1613, William Browne, “The Third Song”, in Britannia’s Pastorals. The First Booke, London: […] Iohn Haviland, published 1625, →OCLC, page 66:
      O true delight, enharboring the breſts / Of thoſe ſvveet creatures vvith the plumy crests [i.e., birds].

Alternative forms
  • enharbor
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